As reported by Jack Etikin of Inside the Rockies, right-hander John Maine has grown frustrated by his struggles this season at Triple-A Colorado Springs and is considering retiring from baseball.

Maine left Colorado Springs on Tuesday after allowing 10 hits and eight runs in four-plus innings Monday against the Diamondbacks’ Triple-A affiliate. He threw 95 pitches in the outing, and just 52 of them were strikes. The 30-year-old has registered a 7.43 ERA, 35 strikeouts and a whopping 37 walks in 46 frames this year at the Triple-A level.

He’s going to take some time off before deciding whether to actually call it quits or return to his post in the Rockies’ minor league system. Maine signed a minor league contract with Colorado this past offseason after finishing with a 6.13 ERA and 1.82 WHIP over nine starts in 2010 for the Mets. He had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder a little over one year ago and has been unable to fully recover.

Blash, 28, was acquired by the Yankees from the Padres back in December in the Chase Headley trade. In trading Blash to the Angels, the Yankees were able to free up a spot on the 40-man roster for Brandon Drury, the infielder they acquired as part of a three-team trade with the Diamondbacks and Rays on Tuesday.

Over parts of two seasons in the majors, Blash has hit an underwhelming .200/.323/.336 in 279 plate appearances. He will try to play his way into a bench role for the Angels this spring.